Abstract
Robotics researchers foresee that robots will become ubiquitous in our natural environments, such as our homes. For a successful diffusion of social robots, it is important to study the user acceptance of such robots. In an online survey, we have investigated the acceptance of three different possible roles for domestic social robots and the preferred appearance. The results show that, although most people prefer a humanoid robot for domestic purposes, the role for which a social robot is build affects the choice for a robotic appearance made by potential future users. When comparing the acceptance of the three different roles, people evaluate the companion robot more negatively on the different acceptance variables. Implications of these results are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2015 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) |
| Place of Publication | Kobe |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 676-681 |
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| Publication status | Published - 31 Aug 2015 |
| Event | 2015 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2015 - Kobe International Conference Center, Kobe, Japan Duration: 31 Aug 2015 → 4 Sept 2015 Conference number: 24 |
Conference
| Conference | 2015 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2015 |
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| Abbreviated title | RO-MAN |
| Country/Territory | Japan |
| City | Kobe |
| Period | 31/08/15 → 4/09/15 |
Keywords
- METIS-311267
- IR-96865